as in surpluses
the state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed
a new television season with an excess of sitcoms featuring wisecracking teenagers
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Recent Examples of excesses
Kansas City Star, 9 May 2026
Though Lord of the Flies surely suffers from some of the bloat endemic to streaming, even its excesses come in the name of emotional potency.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 4 May 2026
The worst of the agricultural excesses were stopped.
—Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 May 2026
Like most of his música mexicana contemporaries, Diego Millán, better known artistically as Calle 24, sang about the excesses of living the rock star life — the money, the cars, the booze and the women.
—Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
Within this framework, Keiko positioned herself as a conservative political figure broadly aligned with pro-market economic policies and tough-on-crime positions, while seeking to distance herself, at least rhetorically, from the excesses of her father’s government.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 May 2026
Without explicit mention of the Epstein survivors, Khanna said Charles’ message on the excesses of executive power was undermined.
—Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026
In this environment of yachts, red carpets and excesses, the cast will give life to a new group of guests whose vacation, if the season follows tradition, will be cut short by a crime.
—Diego Parrado, Vanity Fair, 26 Apr. 2026
Others take aim at the excesses of consumer culture, as seen on the forums for anti-consumption and frugal and simple living.
—Maximilian Brichta, The Conversation, 22 Apr. 2026
Noun
Its cruel and even lawless excesses have reverberated around the globe.
—Kansas City Star, 9 May 2026
Though Lord of the Flies surely suffers from some of the bloat endemic to streaming, even its excesses come in the name of emotional potency.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 4 May 2026
The worst of the agricultural excesses were stopped.
—Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 May 2026
Like most of his música mexicana contemporaries, Diego Millán, better known artistically as Calle 24, sang about the excesses of living the rock star life — the money, the cars, the booze and the women.
—Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
Within this framework, Keiko positioned herself as a conservative political figure broadly aligned with pro-market economic policies and tough-on-crime positions, while seeking to distance herself, at least rhetorically, from the excesses of her father’s government.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 May 2026
Without explicit mention of the Epstein survivors, Khanna said Charles’ message on the excesses of executive power was undermined.
—Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026
In this environment of yachts, red carpets and excesses, the cast will give life to a new group of guests whose vacation, if the season follows tradition, will be cut short by a crime.
—Diego Parrado, Vanity Fair, 26 Apr. 2026
Others take aim at the excesses of consumer culture, as seen on the forums for anti-consumption and frugal and simple living.
—Maximilian Brichta, The Conversation, 22 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for excesses
Noun
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The budget is trimmed as Missouri has chewed through surpluses built over years of federal pandemic aid.—
Jack Harvel,
Kansas City Star,
5 May 2026
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Opponents may argue the state needs every dollar for its own priorities, but Connecticut is in a strong fiscal position with consistent surpluses and healthy reserves.—
Jennifer Mahr,
Hartford Courant,
1 May 2026
Verb
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The passed by Republicans last month axes the credits for projects that don’t begin producing electricity by 2028.—
Rachel Frazin,
The Hill,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The ratio is also an important one because abundances of deuterium and hydrogen throughout the universe are thought to have been set during the Big Bang itself.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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According to the team, this means that having a dog in the house might shift the abundances of some mouth bacteria—potentially bacteria that might correlate with the adolescents’ psychological scores.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
3 Dec. 2025
Verb
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The movie follows Lee Byung-hun (Squid Game) as Yoo Man-su, a man who is fired from his job at a paper manufacturing company after an American company buys out his company and downsizes.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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His loving, pragmatic wife, Mi-ri (Son Ye-jin), gamely downsizes their middle-class life to fit their new reality — but her resoluteness only exacerbates his despair.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The 2026 model, with only minor changes from 2025, is available in Premiere, Reserve and Black Label trims.—
James Raia,
Mercury News,
1 May 2026
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The third round of voting trims the field to four restaurants.—
Susan Stapleton,
Des Moines Register,
25 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Manning, back for what is probably his final season, is on the short list of best returning quarterbacks in the country and edge rusher Colin Simmons won the SEC sacks title with 12.—
Cedric Golden,
Austin American Statesman,
3 Jan. 2026
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Riley Moss sacks a scrambling Trevor Lawrence on third-and-4 for a 1-yard loss.—
Joe Nguyen,
Denver Post,
21 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Giuffre then fires two shots at Griffin, who immediately drops to the ground.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 May 2026
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Giuffre again orders him to stop, and fires two shots.—
Jesse Zanger,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
Verb
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Luke turns off his targeting computer and blows up the Death Star.—
Mike Ryan,
IndieWire,
4 May 2026
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However, if there is an actual issue—such as a faulty oxygen sensor heater—clearing the code only turns off the light temporarily without fixing the problem.—
Hartford Courant,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2026
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“Excesses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excesses. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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